Glow in the dark axies

[axie girl]

I have heard that the white axies glow in the dark is this true?

 

[SludgeMunkey]

Re: Glow int he dark axies

No, it is not true. There are not any naturally bioluminescent caudates. (That I know of...)

You are probably referring to GFP (Green Florescent Protein) axolotls, the result of gene splicing of axolotls with a jellyfish (or was it coral?) protein for florescence. These do not glow either, unless exposed to a blacklight. Leucistic and albino axolotls of this type sometimes appear to be a light greenish yellow under normal light. (This genetic modification has been done in various forms with various species all the way up into primates.)



There is quite a bit about them on the forums here. You can read more on this by plugging "GFP" into the search function.

 

[Abrahm]

Re: Glow int he dark axies

Johnny is correct. Just a little science fact for you. True glow in the dark animals are referred to as bioluminescent. These creatures possess specially designed enzymes that can break down another specialized compound (called a substrate) in a reaction that produces light from the energy that is in the chemical bonds.

Fluorescent pigments, such as GFP, do not create light like bioluminescent animals. Fluorescent proteins absorb light of a certain wavelength and then re-emit that light at a new wavelength. In the case of GFP blue light (488nm) is re-emitted as green light (509nm).

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Re: Glow int he dark axies

There is quite a bit about them on the forums here. You can read more on this by plugging "GFP" into the search function.

Actually, you can't. "GFP" is too short of a search term.